A Wet Day in Arrowtown

It was the last full day of our trip, so I asked Maggie what she would like to do. When we had been in Queenstown the first time, back when was still suffering badly from Covid, she had been too unwell to see anything. I wanted her to be able to take some good memories back to Australia.

She thought for a while before saying that she would like to spend the day in nearby Arrowtown. This is a small town about 20 km from Queenstown. It is famous for the collection of lovely historic shops and buildings. Since the weather had turned cold and wet, there was little we could do in Queenstown, so Arrowtown seemed like a good alternative.

Fortunately we still had the rental van, so transport was not a problem. The drive took about 25 minutes and went by without incident. After we arrived in Arrowtown, we emerged in quite steady rain and set out to explore the place. Although I had been here during the riding part, Maggie had never seen the place before, and she was immediately captivated by the quaint shops and beautiful autumn colours. She immediately went to work with her camera, catching the unusual angles she loves so much.

After spending about three hours there (including two coffees, a sausage roll and a cake), it was time to climb back in the bus and return to Queenstown. We were both feeling tired by that time, so decided to head to the bowling alley across the road from our hotel for an early dinner.

Back in the room, we packed the bags for the final time, knowing that by the same time tomorrow we would be back home in Melbourne.Read more